slope
n//sloʊp//sluttning, backe, brant, slänt, lutning, guling, slutta, luta, stupa
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
(mathematics, of a line, with respect to a fixed coordinate system) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.
(mathematics, of a curve at a given point; sometimes proscribed, see Usage notes) The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.
(vulgar, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
(intransitive) To tend steadily upward or downward.